Three missing people make a mysterious return, in Tunisian drama glimmering with horror and religious undertones - from the 4rd Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]
Eoghan Lyng attended the Locarno Film Festival for the first time, on behalf of DMovies. He encountered an impressive selection of films bursting with the desire to say something urgent, often in the face of shocking adversity [Read More...]
Swiss director follows a band of refugees as they travel across remnants of the Bosnian War, the stunning backdrop offering some strange healing - from the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
Victoria Luxford interviews Alina Orlov just as she premieres The Cavalry in Locarno; they talk about filming with the Israeli police, animal abuse as a metaphor for human authoritarianism, and raising awareness of what Israel "has been doing for the last more than half a century" [Read More...]
Big city pushes young man battling severe mental health issues further into the abysm, in this tremendous Turkish drama - in the Official Competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
Two girls aching for a world beyond their town take to modelling, in this Lithuanian feature about adolescence - from the 28th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Fida Bizri explores the battles that devastated Lebanon, deciding that no ideology is worth the bloodshed that comes with it - in the Official Competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
Ordinary people behave badly, in this collection of mostly cold and banal short stories - British indie is in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente of the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
In her sophomore feature, Kurdwin Ayub explores the harsh reality of three sisters in Jordan, and the difficult choices their Austrian martial arts trainer has to make - from the 4th edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]
Three disparate figures congregate at a stunning Monaco house for Christmas; they discuss lifestyle choices, prostitution, 17th century kittens, and much more - from the Official Competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
Amnesiac man experiences rebirth by reading his own musings from decades earlier, in a film with some peculiar similarities to Cinema Paradiso - from the 68th BFI London Film Festival [Read More...]
In this non-linear exploration of grief, two sisters stay true to their bond through good times and bad - Lithuanian drama is in the Baltic Competition of the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
The adopted child of a missionary is tasked with healing a sick woman, in a region divided by Indigenous tradition and illegal logging - from the Official Competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
Tato Kotetishvili’s debut feature offers a visual feast and also an intimate introduction to a vibrant and surreal Tbilisi - from the Cineasti del Presente section of the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
A woman haunted by her father's death and husband's adultery readies herself for the arrival of her daughter and sister - from the Official Competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
Director Ben Rivers returns to Scotland to produce a followup to Two Years at Sea, complete with his favourite hermit - from the Official Competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
Three extravagant, non-binary queers struggle to survive a very boring, heteronormative gender reveal party - wacky Canadian short shows in Tallinn [Read More...]
A contract killer finds herself in a world of sleaze and violence, in a movie that fails to hit viewers - from the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
A lonely Italian is excited by a stranger's voice on the other end of the telephone, in this thoughtful but fragmented feature - from the main Competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
The news report of an infanticidal matriarch bewitches a Spanish mother and writer, in this impressive tale of maternal horror (with many a twist) - from the Official Competition of the 77th Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
South African drama uses LGBT+ aspirations in order to twist religious doctrine, with bloodied consequences - from the 77th edition of Locarno [Read More...]
An epic documentary that's both video essay and panoramic portrait of Lebanon in decline, this is a massive lost opportunity — live from Locarno! [Read More...]
A suicide drama that's unafraid to look tragedy directly in the eye, this is an unrelenting yet startling experience — live from Locarno. [Read More...]
This enigmatic Moroccan documentary takes us on a quest through the desert to understand the origins of human life — live from Locarno Film Festival. [Read More...]
This sensitive Canadian non-binary coming-of-age story is pleasant enough, but it's unlikely to make any serious impact — live from Locarno. [Read More...]
A fun exploration of the connection between sex and law, pleasure and pain, Rule 34 is a sexy and smart Brazilian film - live from Locarno. [Read More...]
A study of life after war, Sermon to The Fish boasts technically stunning visuals but is in service of an emotionally inert story — live from Locarno. [Read More...]
Blackly comic thriller about a high-level hairdressing competition is a cut above the rest - British debut of rare promise is in cinemas on Friday, June 9th [Read More...]
Offensive in its inoffensiveness, awkward comedy about a Holocaust survivor in Colombia and his strange new neighbour fails to impress one of our writers - showing at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]
Dictators collide in this legendary Russian director's late period animation, equal parts beguiling and compelling — live from Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
This Indian Covid-set immigrant factory drama shows how the coronavirus pandemic doesn't affect everyone equally — live from Locarno Film Festival. [Read More...]
Malaysian director creates a multilayered blend of tragedy and horror about stateless refugee on a remote island - live from the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
A mixture of arthouse and Hollywood efforts characterise a diverse programme at the 75th Locarno Film Festival — we look at the films to put on your radar. [Read More...]
This year's incarnation of the Ticinese festival served up a fascinating selection of both auteur and genre works. This critic had a great time. [Read More...]
Just as he launches his pandemic thriller ZEROS AND ONES, the king of New York brings down the eternal city - read our exclusive interview conducted at the Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
This cautionary tale of believing in conspiracy theories is greatly abetted by a strong aesthetic and some eye-catching imagery - live from Locarno [Read More...]
A self-contained nunnery finds itself intersecting with the forces of history in this mostly academic movie - running as part of Locarno Film Festival [Read More...]
We are looking out for the dirty gems from the eclectic programme at Locarno so you don't have to. They include the latest films by Tarantino, Kapadia, Kurosawa and many more! [Read More...]
